Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2004–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic24.3%192TrumpRepublican73.3%580OtherAll other candidates2.4%19
R+49.1
Lead
388
Total
791
vs nation
R+47.6
BidenDemocratic24.4%228TrumpRepublican72.7%680OtherAll other candidates2.9%27
R+48.3
Lead
452
Total
935
vs nation
R+52.8
ClintonDemocratic23.8%205TrumpRepublican67.2%579OtherAll other candidates8.9%77
R+43.4
Lead
374
Total
861
vs nation
R+45.5
ObamaDemocratic32.2%254RomneyRepublican65.1%513OtherAll other candidates2.7%21
R+32.9
Lead
259
Total
788
vs nation
R+36.7
ObamaDemocratic31.2%279McCainRepublican65.7%587OtherAll other candidates3.0%27
R+34.5
Lead
308
Total
893
vs nation
R+41.8
KerryDemocratic29.0%250BushRepublican71.0%611OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
R+41.9
Lead
361
Total
861
vs nation
R+39.5
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+49.1MIT Election Lab
Population
2,9812024 5-year
Population density
2,129 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
1.4 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$57,2662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
53.1%2024 5-year
Black
0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
43.6%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+49.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
43.7%793 participants ÷ 1,813 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+25.1 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off vs state
-0.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
18.7%–27.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%
52.5%
41.4%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
793
1,813 ± 217
43.7%
Audited
E/D
2022Mid
707
1,706 ± 220
41.4%
Audited
E/D
938
1,410 ± 177
66.5%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
744
1,418 ± 176
52.5%
Audited
E/D
871
1,429 ± 174
61.0%
Audited
E/D
788
1,470
53.6%
Derived
—
893
1,384
64.5%
Derived
—
861
1,298 extrapolated
66.3%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Wendell, ID · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
32.2%
254 votes · R+32.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 31.2%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
73.3%
580 votes · R+49.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 72.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
279votes
31.2% of the vote · R+34.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 254 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
680votes
72.7% of the vote · R+48.3
Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 611 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
−36.7pts D vs U.S.
Place R+32.9 · U.S. D+3.9
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · −39.5 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+52.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+48.3 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +47.6 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Wendell · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Gooding County, Idaho, the county containing Wendell — Wendell’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Wendell, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Wendell sits in Gooding County amid southern Idaho's irrigated cropland, and its small, predominantly rural electorate has returned lopsided Republican margins in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 49.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 49.1 points.
A population of 2,981, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,266 describe the city.
In 2024, Wendell, Idaho voted Republican by 49.1 points (R+49.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 791 votes cast, 192 went Democratic and 580 went Republican.
How many people live in Wendell, Idaho?
Wendell, Idaho has a population of 2,981 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wendell, Idaho?
Median household income in Wendell, Idaho is $57,266 — below the national median of $80,734. The Idaho state median is $77,800.
What is the political history of Wendell, Idaho?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Wendell, Idaho from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
